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Fortieth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1945
NO. 64.
4
Hitler's Body Found In Fortress Ruins
Is Declaration Of High Russian Source
M
Rogue Valley Chorui members will present a musicals Friday
high school auditorium on South Oakdale avenue. Miss Mabel
a varied program with lolo, duet and men's chorui number, in
(election!. The musicale ii open to the public without charge.
Memberi of the chorui are
Kenzie. R. H. Mercer, C. G. Van
Niedermeyer. the Rev. George
Vera Smith, Margaret Ruth Bolton, Mil. D. Daniels, Mrs. Vaughn Whitmore. Phyllis Corlits, Mary
Lee Strang, Mrs. Oscar Clark Mrs. Roy Eskew, M rs. Imogene Smith, Mrs. Jean McAllister, Mrs. R.
H. Corliss. Front row: Mrs. John Eby, Mabel Nansen, director,
Hamilton, Olive Curry, Mrs. Jeanne Whitehouse, Elizabeth McGalliard, and Mrs. Arthur McMillin.
U. S. Eyes Revision Of Yalta Formula As
Way Of Settling Conference Veto Crisis
Ran Francisco- June 8. (U.R)
The United States is eploring
the extreme possibility of revis
ing the Yalta voting formula as
way of settling the United Na
tions conference crisis over the
big five veto, it was learned to
day. Revision of the formula, ac
cording to highly authoritative
sources, Is just one of several
ihillties being studied. But it
is Indicative of the extent of the
search for a solution which
would reserve big five unanim
ity. Would Avoid Scars
Thu malnr concern Is to find
a way out that will not leave
deep scars. It is agreed that a
thnmrinwn vote on the issue now
would end in Russian defeat but
the cost would be a body blow
n hiff five solidarity.
There has been no official dis
cussion of the veto crisis here
for more than 24 hours. Never
hiaa It rinmlnates the confer
ence especially on this day of
June 6 which originally was sei
for adjournment.
Informal discussion of the
veto problem has included
Amerlcan-Brltlstr tarns, conver
sations between Soviet Delegate
Andrei A. Gromyko and Secre
tary of State Edward R. Stetin
ius, Jr., and sounding out by
the big powers of the feelings of
the little and middle-sized na
tions. Hopkins Negotiates
The actual negotiations on
RESERVOIR WATER
USE UNNECESSARY
OF
Due to the May rains totalling
4 58 inches giving the earth a
Rood soaking, use of irrigation
water from reservoirs at Fish
Lake and Four Mile Lake will
not be necessary before July,
Manager Spencer of the Medford
district reports. He states both
lakes will be full or nearly so
before the heavy drain of sum
mer starts. The same general
conditions prevail in the Talent
district.
George Alford of the Phoenix
district who has kept a personal
record of the weather since 1878,
reports this was the wettest May
in his book. He states there have
been Junes Just as wet, and that
one of them recorded five inches.
That year hay that was cut in the
field got so wet that farmers
hauled it away and dumped it In
a gully.
The moisture while hurting
some grain and hay was highly
beneficial to other ground crops
and was a boon to farmers with
land above irrigation ditches,
and those who depended on
troam flow in the late summer.
Orchardists say the present
weather hinders the spraying
program and causes them to fear
scab and blight. Pears and other
fruits are progressing favorably.
Local strawberries and gooseber
ries are on the market now.
Seventh War Lean Drive
"E" Sales to Date $372,947
Quota 11.067.000
back row, left to right: Harry Young, Leslie Ternahan, Hugh Mc-
Valzah. A. A. Neff, Sgt. Oicar
Turney, John Eby, George Maddox,
this delicate issue are going on
in Moscow where Harry L. Hop
kins, the personal representative
of President Truman, prolonged
his stay because of new busi
ness." No one here would deny
that Hopkins was negotiating
directly with Marshal Josef
Stalin.
There was no elaboration of
the fact that revision of the
Yalta voting formula was a pos
sible solution of the crisis. Such
a revision would not be expected
to make a basic change in it
but, by revision, avoid the pres
ent ambiguity on procedural
issues those on which a major
ity of any seven security council
members is needed for a deci
sion.
The mere fact that the United
States is willing to think of
altering the voting formula is
highly significant. Until now,
the emphasis has been that form
ula must go Into the world char
ter without any change whatso
ever.
Ten Items Remain
Despite the deadlock on the
veto issue, a survey revealed
that only about 10 general sub
jects remained unsettled. Some
of them have more than one
point at Issue. Here is the latest
list of "open" issues:
1. The preamble. The techni
cal committee adopted a draft
last night which is a combination
of those prepared by South Afri
can Field Marshal Jan C. Smuts
and the United States.
2. Domestic jurisdiction. Aus
tralia still wants an additional
safeguard against Interference
by the organization in purely
domestic affairs of a member.
3. Provision for expulsion of
a member.
4. Big five veto over nomina
tion of the secretarv sfeneml
The big five have Appealed to
ine executive committee on this,
too, seeking such a veto.
8. Security council reports to
the assembly. This is another
issue on which the big five were
aeieated in committee and have
Montana Electa
' Republican Solon
Helena Tnnf T,.n. a rtim
, uullc iu,r.(
Montana's second district today
had elected Ite fire d..i.i:
to congress since the Democratic
landslide of 1932, gluing 85-year-old
Wesley A. D Ewart a seven
to six margin over his Democra
tic opponent, Leo C. Grayblll, in
the first congressional election
since President Truman took of
fice." BRAZIL'S WAR ENTRY
PROVIDES U. S. BASES
Rio De Janeiro .Tun A mm
Brazil declared war on Japan
The action will enable the
United States to utlli
Brazil for the Pacific war.
It was not believed that the
Brazilian exDCdit innnrv fnrr In
Italy will be redeployed to the
Far East but Brazil was expected
to aid the United States in sup
plying its forces.
FIND LIDICE WOMEff
San Francisco. June 6 iU.R)
The Czechoslovak delegation to
the United Nations conference
said today it had been advised
that the women of Lidice, the
martyr Czechoslovak town
which was destroyed by the
Nazis in 1942, have been found
in two German concentration
camp.
evening, at 8 p.m. in the senior
Nansen, director, hat announced
addition to the mixed chorui
Clark, Kenneth Denman, Harry
and Almus Pruitt. Second row:
Mrs. R. H. Mercer, Mrs. Eleanor
appealed to the executive com
mittee.
6. Amendment of the charter
This is still in the technical com
mittee. 7. Trusteeships France and
Britain sun object to inclusion
of a reference to "self determina
tion" in thn nhtpptlva
8. Bilateral treaties directed
against the enemy. Compromise
language satisfying French de
mands for changes has been
drafted and big five approval is
expected momentarily.
9. Transitional arrangements
The Dumbarton Oaks lan
guage on big five responsibility
for keeping the peace through
c o n s u l.t a t Ion until the new
league is eaulnned with force
has been referred to the steering
committee lor further clarifica
tion.
Spokane, Wash.. June S OJ.R)
The Spokane Chronicle dis
closed last night that U. S. planes
have shot down some of the
bomb-carrying balloons launched
against this country by Japan.
The newspaper said that in
one instance a plane was readied
for a take-off after a balloon was
sighted, but the bag was at too
high an altitude 40 000 feet.
Revealing it had obtained data
from police officials and witness-,
es, the Chronicle reported that
one western farmer "captured"
a balloon which landed in a field,
tied It to a fence and notified the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Two children played with two
bombs their fathers found in the
woods. They innocently removed
the arming and detonating de
vices, but the bombs did not ex
plode. (The War Department recent
ly announced that six persons
were killed May 8 near Lake
view. Ore., by the explosion of a
balloon-dropped bomb.)
The newspaper said two
bombs were reported to have
exploded near a city but that
officials could not find a trace
of fragments or the balloon it
self. Snell Finds House
After Long Search;
To Attend Conflab
Salem, Ore., June (I (U.R)
Oregon's Governor Earl Snell
breathed a sigh of relief today.
After several months of look
ing he's found a place to live!
The house In which the Gover
nor is now living was sold re
cently, and he was "given no
tice" Since then, he has been
searching for living quarters in
Salem where houses for rent are
as rare as hens' teeth.
' Gov and Mrs. Snell will move
Into their new home on July IS.
he said today. The house is in
the same neighborhood as the
one in which they now reside.
Go. Snell will be absent from
the state between tho latter part
of June and July 10, at the an
nual governors' conference at
Mackinac Island, in Michigan,
he said. Between the 10th and
the 15th, ht expects to live ia a
OKINAWA BATTLE
JAP FEARS GROW
Enemy Papers Warn Inva
sion of Nip H o m e I a n d
"Rapidly Approaching."
By United Press
A wholly unconfirmed re
port broadcast by Bern and
heard by the Blue Network
said today that "reports con
tinue to persist in Moscow thai
the U.S.S.R. has been asked by
Japan to transmit peace offers
to the Allied powers."
Pearl Harbor, June 6 (U.R)
The bloody battle of Okinawa
was virtually over today, and
Japan's invasion jitters were get
ting worse.
With the fighting in Okinawa
in the mopping-up stage, a vic
tory" announcement from Ad
miral Chester W. Nimiti was ex
pected any time now. He sig
nificantly omitted any mention
of land fighting from his regular
communiaue. .
Japanese newspapers conced
ed the "isolation" of Okinawa
and warned the invasion of the
Nipponese homeland itself was
"rapidly approaching."
Lluchow Retaken
Other developments in the Pa
cific fighting included:
China Chinese troops recap
tured Lluchow, former U. S.
14th airforce base in central
Kwangsi province.
Philippines The American
37th division gained six miles' in
its drive up Cagayan valley in
pursuit of the remaining 20,000
to 30,000 Japanese in northern
Luzon. Enemy opposition was
very light.
Pacific Fleet Carrier-based
planes of the Pacific fleet sank
seven Japanese ships and dam
aged at least six more in attacks
ranging from the northern tur
tles to- the southern Ryukus.
Believe Naha Taken
Any detailed reports on the
climatic fighting on Okinawa
were lacking at the moment.
However, the sixth marine divi
sion was believed to have com-l
pleted the capture of Naha air
field, best on the island and last
heldjby the Japanese.
The seventh army division
overran Chinen peninsula on the
southeast coast, capturing intact
an elaborate Japanese under
ground headquarters.
Tokyo, trying to salvage some
propaganda from the Okinawa
loss, claimed that American cas
ualties in the battle totalled 150,
000. That was far above the last
official casualty report, covering
the fighting through May 30,
which listed 35,116 killed,
wounded, and missing.
Okinawa Bloody
The Okinawa battle, which be
gan 66 days ago, was the bloodi
est yet of the Pacific campaign.
Of the original enemy garrison
of about 80,000, over 61,000
troops have been killed. Their
totals in wounded must have
been very high, too.
With Okinawa about gone and
fires still smouldering in Kobe,
burned out yesterday by Super
fortresses, the Japanese had grim
reminders of what was in store
for them and they admitted It.
The Influential Tokyo news
paper, Yomiuri Hochl, said:
"The present course of mili
tary developments on Okinawa,
coupled with recently-intensified
enemy air raids on Japanese
cities, Is considered an unmis
takable sign of a direct Invasion
attempt against the Japanese
mainland in the near future."
"The moment for the battle of
decision on our own soil is rap
idly approaching," Y o m 1 u r I
Hochl said, according to a Tokyo
broadcast.
MEDFORD LOOKS GOOD
SAYS LOAN OFFICIAL
G. F. Peek, Portland, vice
oresldent of Commonwealth,
Inc., has been In Medford for the
past few days visiting his son,
William J. Peck of the Southern
Oregon Title Insurance com
pany. Mr. Peck stated this after
noon that he had enjoyed nls
visit ery much and that he be
lieved "prospects for Medford
never looked better."
The visitor, accompanied by
his wife, will leave this evening
lor Formed.
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FACE DEE
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Nine Per Ce! Juction
Seen by WF i Avail
able for Foreign Shipment
Washington, June 6 (U.R)
Restaurants are due for a 20 per
cent cut in meat rations in July
and August.
The Office of Price Adminis
tration soon will announce an al
lotment cut for institutional
users for this period.
OPA also will slash their
canned fruits and vegetables ra
tions about 12 to 15 per cent and
sugar about 20 to 25 per cent
below amounts available in May
and June.
Washington, June 6 (U.R)
The War Food Administration
announced today a reduction of
457.000,000 pounds, or nine per
cent, in the nation's total meat
supply for the July-August-September
quarter.
The three-month supply of
meat is "insufficient to permit
any allocations for foreign ship
ment" either for lend-lease or re
lief to liberated areas, WFA said.
Civilians will get 3,740,000,
000 pounds compared with an al
location of 3,786.000,000 pounds
during the current quarter. This
is a decrease of a little more
than one per cent In the civilian
allocation. Actually, however,
the current allocation was not
fulfilled. Federal officials hope
that "ivilians will get a little
more meat in the next quarter
than in the present one. .
The total supply of meat avail
able for all purposes was esti
mated at about 8,088,000,000
pounds, compared with 8,543,
000,000 allocated for the second
quarter.
Table Rock, June 6 An as
sessment to provide funds for
mosquito control work in the
Table Rock district was ap
proved at a meeting called by
the Mosquito Control assaciation
at the Table Rock school last
night. The assessment is to be
paid according to number of
acres owned by members. Those
owning 400 acres and up are to
pay 8c per acre; 100 to 400, 10c
per acre; SO to 100, 18c per acre;
10 to SO, 25c per acre, and those
owning from 10 acres down are
to pay 80c an acre.
Officers elected at the meeting
last night were Fred Keust, pres
ident; Orville Hamilton, vice
president; Norma Miller, secretary-treasurer,
and Everett
Brown was employed to have
charge of the actual control
work.
A discussion of the work fol
lowed and plans to use the "drip
barrel" method of control were
made, a spokesman for the group
said. Spray is to be used where
the "drip barrel" method is not
feasible. Each member Is ex
pected to take an interest in the
work on his own property and to
report presence of mosquitos to
the association, the spokesman
said.
Starving Veterans of Indo China
Escape Nips in Two-Month Retreat
Kunming, June 4. (U.R) (De
layed) Bearded, starving veter
ans of the French Foreign Le
gion have arrived at an Ameri
can army hospital near Kunming
after an epic 650-mile fighting
retreat from Indo-China, it was
disclosed today. They reported
some of their wounded comrades
were murdered on the trail by
Japanese.
Suffering from disease and
malnutrition, the legionnaires
straggled through almost impos
sable jungles and over steep hills
for nearly two months.
Fighting a rear guard action
against harrassing Japanese,
t'uy ni&da their way to Szcmao
ia southern Yuuuan provifts.
TO
ONLY BAVARIA
AREA
Will Turn Over Most of Ter
ritory Taken to British and
Russian Forces, Is Word.
London, June 6 (U.R) United
States armies will turn over
most of the territory they con
quered in Germany to British
and Russian troops and occupy
only Bavaria, it was believed to
day.
The ninth army will yield such
cities as Leipzig, fifth largest in
Germany, Magdeburg, Chemnitz
and Erfurt to the Russians. The
ninth had taken over much of
the first army's sector when the
first returned to the United
States.
British Get Much
The Rhineland and the Ruhr,
including Cologne, pre-war Ger
many's third largest city, Duer
en, Duesseldorf and Essen, will
be taken over by British occupa
tion forces.
Though largely conquered by
the American first, ninth and
third annies, the Ruhr and
Rhineland have been adminis
tered lately by the American
18th army,
' Unless radical changes were
made yesterday at Berlin, corre
spondents who have been trav
elling with American armies in
Germany believed the American
occupation zone will be confined
to Bavaria in southwest Ger
many. Need Two Armies
This sector probably will ex
tend as far north as Frankfurt,
at present Gen. Dwlght D. Elsen
hower i headquarters, and cer
tainly should require no more
than one or perhaps two of the
four American armies at present
In Germany.
The division of Germany pre
sumably was decided upon at the
Yalta conference last February.
Present occupational conditions
inside Germany - undoubtedly
have caused some changes In the
original plan, but they probably
were minor.
KIWANIANS SEE MOVIES
OF NORMANDY INVASION
Program Chairman Chet Weed
showed moving pictures of the
Normandy invasion and Pacific
aircraft carriers to members of
the Medford Kiwanis club at
their weekly meeting in the Hol
land Hotel today.
Visiting Klwanians were Fred
erick H. Mayer, Huntington
Park, Calif., and Will Mishlcr,
secretary of the Eugene club.
Clay M. Lee, manager of Carl's
Shoe Store, was introduced and
Dave DeArmond, a visiting lum
berman was guest of the organ
ization. BASEBALL
American
Philadelphia 2 14 2
Boston 8 7 0
Knerr, Gerber and Rosar; Fer
rlss and Garbark,
St. Louis 0 S 3
Chicago .. 4 6 0
Jackuckl, West and Mancuso;
Grove and 'I'resh.
Texas won her independence
from Mexico on April 21, 1836,
when Gen. Sam Houston defeat
ed Santa Ana at San Jacinto,
near Houston.
From there they were evacuated
to the U. S. medical station.
At the end of their terrible
Journey, there were only two
thirds of the original force of
two battalions. The other third
were left behind, killed or
wounded.
Several of the veterans said
they saw Japanese murder
wounded legionnaires who,
through necessity, had to be left
behind,
"Eighty percent of these men
are Europeans," said Col. Mau
rice Sheahan, Ontario, Calif,
"and they are in the worst shape
of any Europeans I ever saw.
The Japanese harrassed them all
Uit way out of ludo-CUiua.'.
Hitler's Sister
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Paul Hitler Wolf, sister of Adoll
Hitler, pictured after her arresl
near Berchtesgaden by D. 8. troops
She claimed Hitler made her change
her name so world wouldn't know ht
had any relatives alive.
GOV. SNELL WILL
To arouse Interest In the proj
ect of setting aside the old court
house in Jacksonville as a muse
um, Southern Oregon Chapter,
Sons of the American Revolu
tion, will observe Bunker Hill
Day June 18 and Gov. Earl
Snell has accepted an invitation
to address a dinner meeting, of
ficers of the organization an
nounced today, which will be
held In the old building.
For some months past mem
bers of the S.A.R. in this district
have had In mind the museum
project, It was said, and have se
lected the historical anniversary
of Bunker Hill as a suitable date
for a gathering to promote the
idea. Many articles of historical
interest now In family homes or
stored away are In danger of be
ing lost or destroyed, and if these
could be arranged and displayed
In a suitable building, such as
the old courthouse, it would pro
vide a point of lasting historical
interest, officers of the organiza
tion believe. It is hoped a care
taker could be provided for the
proposed museum.
Since Jacksonville Is one of
the oldest towns in Oregon and
one of the few remaining west
ern towns with many old busi
ness buildings and residences
still standing In their original
manner, men of the S.A.R. be
lieve the site and building Ideal
for the museum project.
Since but 100 persons can be
accommodated for the dinner,
which will be served by the
Grange, tickets are to be sold to
members of the S.A.R., and their
families, members of the D.A.R.,
and their families and county pi
oneers. A. E, Voorhics, Grants Pass, is
president of the society.
SHOW MAN DIES
Portland, Ore., June 6 (U.R)
Warrick R. Patrick, former own
er of the Patrick Shows and trav
eling circus, and a figure in west
ern show business for 35 years,
died in Portland yesterday. He
was 47. Patrick retired from ac
tive duty three years ago and
has been connected with the
Hantzen Beach amusement park
concessions in Portland.
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Belated Revelation Say a
Identification of Fuehrer,
Believed Fairly Certain,
By Joseph W, Crlgg
United Press Correspondent
Berlin, June 6 U.PJ Adolf
Hitler's body has been found
and identified with fair certain
ty, it was learned from a high,
Russian military source here to
day. The body, smoke-blackened
and charred, was one of four
discovered in the ruins of the
great underground fortress be
neath the new Reichschancellery
after the fall of Berlin,
Badly Burned
These four bodies, any one of
which answered pretty well to
Hitler's description, were re
moved and carefully examined
by Russian army physicians. All
were badly burned from the
flame throwers with which the
Red army soldiers finally cleared
out the underground command
post where Hitler and his lead
lng nazi made their last ditcU
stand.
After careful examination ol
teeth and other characteristics,
the Russians singled out one
body which they believed almost
certain is that of the nazi fuehre
er.
Asked why no official an
nouncement of the discovery hai
been made yet by Moscow, thia
Russian source said as long aa
any element of uncertainty ex .
lsts the Russians da not wish ta
state definitely that Hitler's body
has been found.
The source added, however,
that there seems little doubt that
this actually Is the corpse of Hi
ler.
Died of Poisoning
Examination of the body
showed that Hitler almost cer
tainly died of poisoning. Wheth
er this was self administered or
whether Hitler was killed bf
one of his henchmen there If n
sure means of knowing.
It will be recalled, however,
that Russian sources recently re
ported that Hitler died of an in
jection given him by his physi
cian, Dr. Morel, after he had
been insane and partly paralyzed
for several days.
According to a telegram sent
by Propaganda Minister Paul Jo
seph Gocbbels to Grand Admiral
Karl Docnitz, Hitler died at 3:30
p. m. on May 1. Goebbels him
self apparently committed sub
cide shortly afterward, Just be
fore the last stronghold of nazi
dom in Berlin fell to the Rus
sians. Goebbels' own body was dis
covered by the Russians in the
same underground shelter, to
gether with those of his wife and
children. All had died of poison
ing. Goebbels apparently had
administered poison to members
of his family and then committed
suicide.
His body was found practical
ly decapitated by a shell splinter
or explosion charge which had
caught him full in the neck, al
most tearing his head from hi
body.
The bodies of Goebbels and
his family also were badly
burned, but were Identified by
the Russians without too much
difficulty.
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